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The series of four Warhol-style labels have been designed in colours including white and yellow, and pink and teal, and will launch on 9 September.
Supermarket chains Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose are set to stock the limited edition cans, with Warhol-related promotional activity including sampling taking place in store.
The Campbell’s brand featured in a series of 32 Warhol canvases produced in 1962, each reflecting a different flavour of soup that the company produced at the time.
Although Campbell’s did not commission Warhol to paint its cans the company went on to become a supporter and established the Andy Warhol Scholarship Fund with the New York Art Academy. Warhol produced the artworks after claiming he had the soup for his lunch every day for 20 years.
Andy Warhol Foundation director of licensing Michael Hermann said: "We are delighted to celebrate the enduring legacy of these two icons by bringing Warhol’s art back to the Campbell’s soup cans that provided him with inspiration."
The cans appeared on Woolworths supermarket shelves in Australia this summer, launching on 26 June. They were first launched in Target stores in the US last September to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the paintings.
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